Vol 1 - Issue 1

Phytochemistry

List of Articles

The genus Eryngium L. (Apiaceae, Saniculoideae) comprises more than 250 species used in traditional medicine and used as food throughout the world. In Tunisia, only eight species are encountered: E. barrelieri Boiss. (syn. Eryngium pusillum L.), E. campestre L., E. (...)

The distinctiveness of Rosmarinus officinalis L from Corsica and Sardinia is known since a long time and the essential oil (EO) isolated from flowering tops is known as “Rosemary EO, verbenone chemotype”. Verbenone is accompanied by ∝-pinene and bornyl acetate. The aim of (...)

The guaianolide 11,13-dehydrogrilactone (2) was previously described as alleged chemotaxonomic marker of the Sardo-Corsican endemic species Ferula arrigonii Bocchieri. In the present work, the presence of this component could not be confirmed in various extracts obtained (...)

Because there is no or only low efficient vaccine available for protozoan diseases and current treatments have serious drawbacks in terms of safety, resistance, cost and administration pathway, the search for new active compounds against Leishmania, Plasmodium and (...)